Where does “какараш” come from?

какараш (Bulgarian) comes from Turkish kokmak, from Ottoman Turkish قوقمق, from Proto-Turkic Kok- — to smell badly, to give out a smell of burning.

Ancestry of “какараш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkokmakto have a bad smell; stink, reek, pong; to smell,...
2Ottoman Turkishقوقمقto smell; to stink, to reek
3Proto-TurkicKok-to smell badly, to give out a smell of burning
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kok-Every word from Ottoman Turkish قوقمقEvery word from Turkish kokmak